The Republican journal., 1887-05-05
men," There is also Befriending Com

men," There is also Befriending Com
mittee-a branch of which has charge of
visiting the sick. The lunch room offers
food at reasonable rates. "Women are
welcome to bring their own lunches"
1t is chiefly through the labOrs of this
Union that bogus firms offering "work to
women at home' have been so publicly
exposed to the protection of many.
1t is grand enterprise union of
cultured women for the uplifting and ben
citing of their own sex. The good that
they do is inestimable. The Union de-
serves to live forever. Annual member
ship, one dollar. Life membership, twen-
ty-five dollars. Donations are solicited.
1t was for the benefit of this Union that
the
KIRMESS,
under the personal direction of Carl Mar
wig. of New York, was given last week
at the Mechanics Hall, on Thursday and
Friday. 1t is to be hoped that it was as
great success financially as it was in
every other respect.
1t is seldom that one witnesses such
grand spectacle as was presented Oh the
vast stage of this hall. A few moments
before the tableau band of maidens in
Dutch costumes marched in to the strains
OF the Cadet band and seated themselves
in easy attitudes on the steps of the stage.
A second after the curtains were drawn
aside and such grand living tableau as
burst upon the sight. In the center of
the stage were grouped the minuet dane
Ctafa1I- rrronnf,,l otti.,,Ioc 10
around them in every conceivable posi-
ton were the Spanish senoritas, Tyrol
maidens, Hungarian Gypsies, Yankee
youths and maidens, and looming up at
the rear were the Russian peasants in
military dress. For the setting of this
gorgeous picture was a pretty Swiss
scene with mountains and lake in the
distance, and nearer the houses of viii
lage. Soon the Dutch madens marched
away to the left to join in the rear and
the French dancers advanced two by two
and were followed in turn by all the va
rious groups of dancers until the vast
dancing space was filled with moving,
living panorama. Back and forth, in and
out, round and round to strains of stirring
music, and soon all raised their tambou-
rines, castanets or racquets, which they
carried, keeping perfect time and adding
a jinglng accompaniment to the music
of the band. Then they marched back
to the stage and formed a second tableau.
The music now changed and the dancers
for the minuet advanced to the dancing
space and went through the stately,
graceful figures of their dance to the
minuet music from Mozart's 'Don juan
and the "Alinuet DE la Cour.' The cos
tunes of the regulation design were per-
haps the richest of any seen. The most
beautiful brocades, silks and satins of
delicate shades for the ladies, and velvet
and satin for the coats and waistcoats for
their partners. So perfect were their
costumes, even down to the slightest de-
tail, that one could fancy he we're living
under Louis the NV. instead of in the
nineteenth century. Next came the Dutch
maldens, who wore bewitching costumes.
Half OF the forty dancers wore pale blue
skirts, the other half skirts of bright
orange. All wore black velvet bodices
over full white waists, sleeves tied with
ribbons at the wrist, dainty caps and
aprons. The figures of their dance
seemed quite military in character AS
the dancers advanced in solid line
broke in tours, advanced, broke again in
twos, and Joining again, all in perfect
time, they won rounds and rounds of
applause One of the prettiest dances
was that given by the Tyrolean noun
taineers. One half of the dancers wore
short, full skirts of pale pink, the other
half of nile green-all trimmed with
three graduated rows of black velvet
all wore black velvet bodices laced in
back and front over full waists, and
sleeves tied in three putfs with pink and
green ribbons, high crowned hats of Nile
green, trimmed with pink and green rib
bons and pink roses, dainty shoes with
ribbons crossed high up over the instep
over black stockings. All carried pref
ty horn slung over their shoulder by
ribbons.
One of the prettest figures in this
dance was that in which the first half adj
vanced to the dancing space and knelt as
if in prayer The other half on the stage
blew their horns, to which the others
seemed listening. These in turn blew
upon their horns, then waited in listen
ing attitude, when shortly they were
surprised" by being joined by their com
panions and all knelt in a prayer tableau
as if thanking God for their safe return.
The Tennis dance composed for this
occasion attracted burst after burst OF
applause, for its rapid movement and in
tricate figures. Each group of dancers
as it appeared seemed more charmingly
costumed than the preceding and each
dance seemed more intricate, more grace
full but all were charming, all bewilder-
ing, all perfect.
The last dance 10y the Hungarian Gyp-
sizes was the most brilliant in its colorings
and glitter. The costumes of the maid
ems were of every color imaginable, while
the much bespangled skirts, bodices,
jackets and caps, the glittering CHAINS
and armlets, and the be-ribboned tam
bourines, all indicated the true gypsy
Their companions were as SLOWLY cos
tuned. Their dancing, free and unre-
strained yet graceful, was full of compi-
Gated figures and the most "takjng" tab
leauX. Another grand march and final
tableau and the Boston "kirmess" was
an event of the past.
THE "MARKET SCENE
in the smaller hall, was an attractive col
lection of about dozen booths. The
Oriental and japanese were about the
most interesting. perhaps, because the
least is known of these nations, but all
were fitted up in style which betrayed
their nationality and were presided over
by matrons and maidens in the national
costume. One very unique attraction
was "Mother Shipley's Farm Yard
where one could get any edible found in
farm house, and where one found real
down-east farm yard with good natur-
ed COW, dogs, hens and roosters. A "gyp-
sy camp" took one back to the shores OF
old Penobscot, SO natural did it look
from the tent with the fortune telling
maiden, to the boiling kettle swung over
the fire. &c
The Craze Assumes a New Form
''Well, shall call and see you to-mor-
row, JESSIE"
"Thanks. shall be delighted to have
you come, Ella"
"And shall bring Fido with me-"
ooh please do not"
"No? Why not ?"
Grover is not receiving at present lie
is in mourning for brother who was run
over by South Boston car Poor little
fellow! 1t wrngs my heart to have him
going around with Grape bow around
his neck. But the rules of polite society